After smoking for 15 years...i quit cold turkey. I am now 4 months smoke free and I gotta say I love it. I was totally mean for the first 2 weeks but
it does pass. As far as cravings, I chewed alot of gum-that helped. Quitting smoking is definitely very hard. But, if you really want to quit you will
quit. After smoking for so long..I never thought I would be able to quit. But I was ready and I did it. I never understood why I was paying so much
money to slowly kill myself. I will never smoke a cigarette again. Good luck to anyone who is trying to quit. It's worth every moment that your
miserable without a cigarette to be victorious in the end. I WIN TOBACCO COMPANIES!!!!!!!!

I quit cold turkey, get a giant tub of sunflower seeds and eat them when the cravings hit. I dont know why but it helps. The craving last only a few
minutes at most if you can power through. Try the seeds I swear !

I quit smoking and everybody patted me on the back. Four years later I took a good look at myself and admitted that I had turned into a miserable,
self-righteous, grossly overweight schmuck. So, I started smoking again - American Spirits Organic. I lost all the weight, look better, feel better.
And I'm still miserable and self-righteous.., but not as much.

Question: Do people want to quit smoking because they really want to / need to, or do they quit because they have been culturally brow beat into it?

Good for you my friend! When I quit smoking I would trick my mind by telling myself I had never smoked In my life so therefor my cravings were not for
cigarettes. I also must congratulate you on a most excellent avatar.

I became a nonsmoker 27 days ago so I feel ya. I am still getting a bit of my nicotine fix with the patch but yes I can smell & taste better.

The price for smokes here in Indiana is up to $6 bucks a pack. Times that by two and it gets costly. I've since bought myself a pair of bitchin
leather boots I've been drooling over for the last year.

The little rationalizations the brain come up with to try and trick you are endless. My fav is the "oh, you can just have one..." Right. Sure.
No.

To the person who asked if we are doing this from some type of cultural pressure. First, don't help my rationalizations. Secondly, in a way we are as
the forementioned price is a pressure, not being able to smoke when you go to dinner, a bar, or even a concert these days is pressure as well. But in
addition to those: I lost my grandma at 60 to lung cancer and my mom also at 60 to COPD and a myrid of other smoking related illnesses. I have a
special needs daughter and I want to be here for her as long as I can.

OP just come back to your thread when you need some support or to vent. We'll be here for ya!

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